Andouille sausage & cheese dip
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Andouille sausage & cheese dip receives a safety score of 80/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Andouille sausage & cheese dip carries a composite safety score of 80/100, which we classify as "Caution" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Our scan identified 2 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Andouille sausage & cheese dip is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 80/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, stabilizers [carob bean and/or xanthan and/or guar gums]), beer cheese (water, cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], beer [water, malted barley, hops, yeast], cream cheese [pasteurized culture milk and cream, salt, stabilizers {xanthan and/or carob bean and/or guar gums}], cream, contains less than 2% of modified food starch, cheese sauce base [whey, cheddar cheese {culture milk, salt, enzymes}, reduced lactose whey, maltodextrin, canola oil, salt, disodium phosphate, blue cheese {culture milk, salt, enzymes, non fat dry milk, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors}, salt, sodium caseinate, contains less than 2% of carrageenan, annatto extract, paprika extract, sunflower lecithin, maltodextrin, white distilled vinegar, dipotassium phosphate, mono and diglycerides, lactic acid, yellow no 5], pepper sauce [aged cayenne red peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt, garlic powder], sodium phosphates, salt, dehydrated garlic, spices, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, paprika extract), andouille sausage (meat ingredients [pork, beef], water, contains 2% or less of: salt, corn syrup, spices, potassium lactate, paprika, natural flavors, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, sodium diacetate, sassafras, ascorbic acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, sodium nitrate), diced tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, and calcium chloride), red bell pepper (peppers, water, citric acid and calcium chloride), white onion, citric acid, granulated garlic, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate (preservative).
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Data Sources
Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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